errer

/ɛ.ʁe/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
erre
past
a erré
perfect
erré

Meaning

  1. to wander

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

déambuler

errer is more about aimless or lost wandering; déambuler is more general, "to stroll, to wander."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

deambular

deambular is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to wander."

Spanish

vagar

vagar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to wander."

Portuguese

vagar

vagar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to wander."

Practice

1 What does errer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ dans les rues sans but précis.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches errer?

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